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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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